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An auto safety group’s move to a more stringent test continues to weed out vehicles that would have received top ratings in earlier crash tests.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that in the latest round of cars to go through its “small overlap” frontal crash test, only the two- and four-door Honda Civics got the top rating of “good.” The test is designed to concentrate the force of a crash onto a smaller part of the vehicle than more traditional crash tests.

Nascar Sprint Cup stock car driver Danica Patrick didn’t just crash her car during Sunday’s race at Loudon, N.H. She took out her boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s racer as well. It’s the second time this season that the couple has clashed on the track.

Patrick, Stenhouse and the rest of the files were bunched after a restart that followed a caution period during the Camping World RV Sales 301. Patrick lost control of her green No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet, slid sideways and tangled with Stenhouse and Travis Kvapil. The crash brought out the yellow caution flag on lap 238. Read More »

The Los Angeles City Attorney said it charged singer Chris Brown with hit-and-run and driving without a valid license. The charges stem from a May 21st car accident in which Brown’s Range Rover sport-utility vehicle crashed into the back of a Mercedes.

T the scene of the accident Brown allegedly refused to give his driver’s license to the other driver and also gave false insurance information. Each charge carries a possible six-month sentence. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.